Simple Embossed Greeting Cards

March 14, 20232 Comments

Embossed Greeting Cards

Simple but Extraordinary Embossed Greeting Cards.

If you haven’t noticed, I love making cards.

Even though I’m mainly a “Clean and Simple” cardmaker,

I do enjoy adding a little texture from time to time.

Texture adds dimension.

And there’s no better way to add texture than to use an Sizzix Embossing Folder by Eileen Hull.

Embossed Greeting Cards

Embossed Birthday Card

Eileen’s New 3D Tablecloth Embossing Folder* creates an elegant textured background

for this Simple Birthday Card. The words “Happy Birthday were die-cut using

Eileen’s New Alphanumeric Die* and Ultra Metallic Gold Adhesive Craft Vinyl*

from StyleTechCraft.

Embossed Greeting Cards

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

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Embossed Greeting Cards

For this simple Birthday Card, I used the Woven Leather Embossing Folder*.

To use an embossing folder, place a piece of paper inside the folder.
Place the embossing folder into the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*. You’ll need to adjust the layers on the plate for the thickness of the folder. Crank the handle to run the embossing folder through the machine.
Open the folder for a beautifully embossed piece of paper.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Embossed Greeting Cards

I got my Sewing Machine* out for the next two cards.

I’ve wanted to make a quilt card for a while.

A quilt card is a great way to use up small scraps of paper.

Materials Used on the Quilt Cards: (*affiliate links)

Embossed Greeting Cards

Quilt Card Directions:

I put my paper through a Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker* to make the paper into sticker paper.
Cut them into 1″ squares. I laid the squares out first to play with the quilt pattern.
To make a 4″ square quilt, cut a 4″ base to lay the squares on.
Stick the squares onto the base and trim if necessary to even up the edges.
Sew in between the squares using a sewing machine.
Adhere the quilt onto paper layers and a 5″ x 5″ card.

Embossed Greeting Cards

This pink quilt card is one of my new favorites.

It reminds me of an old quilt I used to have on my bed.

It’s soft, sweet, and feminine.

It makes me want to curl up with a good book on a lazy day.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Love Notes Tag Album

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Love Notes Tag Album

Creating a Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine’s Day.

My husband and I are not particularly gushy or romantic people.

But we have, on a rare occasion, left a love note or two.

One year for Valentine’s Day, he declared he would write me a love letter

for each day of the week. I think he made it to day #3.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

For Valentine’s Day this year…

I thought I would pull out my Valentine’s Stash and create a small Love Notes

Tag Album using the Sizzix Library Pocket Die by Eileen Hull*.

I think I need to “Craft My Stash” more often.

It’s amazing the misc. things I found in my Valentine’s drawer and how well

they all went together.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

Materials Used for the Love Notes Tag Album: (*affiliate links)

Miscellaneous Valentine’s Day Themed Scrapbook Paper and Stickers
Sizzix Library Pocket Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Thinlets Tile Alphanumeric Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*
Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker*
Xyron Tape Runner*
3D Foam Mounting Squares*
DecoColor Chisel Point Gold Leaf Pen*
Tim Holtz ¾” Mini Book Rings*
Red Striped Ribbon* and Red and White Twine*

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

To create the Mini Tag Album:

I used the Library Pocket Die* and a variety of double-sided paper to create several pocket pages.
I decorated the pockets with Valentine stickers, ephemera, and hearts.
On the front cover, I used a library pocket cut from red cardstock and two from scrapbook paper. I cut off the pocket portion of each one to make them into tags. For quick assembly, I used a Xyron 3″ Disposable Sticker Maker* to add adhesive to the back of the scrapbook paper tags. I adhered the scrapbook paper to the front and back of the cardstock tag. I created a second layered tag for the back cover.
I added a gold edge to the sides of the front and back cover using a DecoColor Chisel Point Gold Leaf Pen*.
I created letter stickers using the inside letters of the Tile Alphanumeric Die, and white cardstock ran through the Xyron Sticker Maker.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

The Mini Tag Album is bound together using a ¾” Mini Book Ring*.
The little Valentine’s coupons are from a very old “Authentique Papers” scrapbooking paper.

Love Notes Tag Album for Valentine's Day

To finish my album, I might add a few sweet love notes.
And I may even fill out those Valentine’s Day coupons.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Celebrating Winter with a Little Paper Crafting

January 2, 2023January 3, 20236 Comments

Winter Memories Album

Now that the Holidays are over, I’m embracing the quiet of the Winter Season

by creating a few things with Eileen Hull’s and Sizzix’s New Release Chapt. One Dies

and the Simple Winter Woods Scrapbook Collection Kit from Simple Stories*.

Look at this beautiful New Scrapbook Paper Collection from Simple Stories.

I fell in love with the soft, muted colors of the Simple Winter Woods Collection*

and knew I had to have it. (It was perfect for these projects.)

Winter Memories Album

Supplies Used to make the Projects: (*affiliate links)

Winter Memories Album

First, I must show you the new toy I got for Christmas this year.

After many years of use and abuse, I finally upgraded my old Big Shot Machine with a Newer, Bigger model.

Behold the Sizzix Big Shot Plus Die-Cutting Machine*.

I needed it to die-cut the larger dies like the NEW Sizzix Frame Pocket Journal Die by Eileen Hull*.

Winter Memories Album

Winter Memories Album

The Journal measures 4 1/2” x 6 1/2” x 1 1/4” with an adjustable spine.

What makes this die special are the additional pieces on the die, a pocket to hold ephemera, a frame and flap!

Winter Memories Album

There are several ways to make the inside of your album.

Winter Memories Album

I created a pocket on the inside of the album using the die and covered matboard.

Winter Memories Album

The pocket is great for adding a small skinny notebook or several little notecards.

I used the 3″ x 4″ journal cards from the Winter Woods Paper Collection for the front of the cards.

Winter Memories Album

I used twine and the holes on the spine to hold a small notebook in place.

I covered the Small Kraft Notebook* using a paper and stickers from the collection.

Hello Winter 2023 Framed Picture

Continuing with the Winter Theme…

I created a framed picture using the NEW Sizzix Thinlets Tile Alphanumeric Die by Eileen Hull*.

The Tile Alphanumeric is very versatile because you can use both the positive and negative shapes.

Each letter is perforated which makes it easy to create and line up words.

Hello Winter 2023 Frame Picture

It’s so easy to create a little dimensional piece of art using the supplies you have around you.

Simple Vintage Winter Woods Card

And last but not least, I created a 5″ x 7″ card using Eileen’s NEW Sizzix 3D Tablecloth Embossing Folder

as the background for my card.

Eileen Hull 2023 Chapter One New Release Dies

For more projects using the NEW Eileen Hull Chapter One Release Dies…

Please join us for the Ch. 1 2023 Release Party on Tuesday, January 3 at 12:00 ET when Eileen will be joined by team members sharing their projects. We will also have a blog hop that day so we hope you will hop along with the team and be inspired!

LIST OF HOP STOPS:

Eileen Hull Designs
Pam Bray
Jennie Atkinson
Sarah Lizzie
Lisa Hoel
Susie Bentz
Tonya Trantham
Elizabeth Robinson
Jenny Marples
Maggi Harding
Karen Bearse
Sue Eldred (you are here!)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Top 3 Favorite Projects for 2022

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Top 3 Favorite Eileen Hull Projects for 2022

My Top 3 Sizzix/Eileen Hull Paper Crafting Projects.

Every year the Eileen Hull Teams are asked to pick our three favorites Sizzix/Eileen Hull projects

for 2022. Generally, they’re all my favorites, but these are my top favorites.

(Click on the pictures or links below ↓ to go to the original post with all the details.)

Mae’s Treasure Box

This year I finally got a granddaughter.

Mae is one of the sweetest, happiest, mellowest babies I have ever met.

I love her to pieces. She has the best little smile.

Mae’s Treasure Box is a little box that her mom can slip into the top drawer

of her dresser and add all the little snippets of babyhood that she wants to save.

The “treasure box” was made using Eileen Hull’s Book Box Die*.

You can see the full project details here.

Faux Stone Geometric Box

The Faux Stone Box is one of my favorites because it’s different than most projects I do.

And it’s one of those projects I had an idea for before I made it,

and it turned out just how I envisioned.

The Faux Stone Geometric Box was made with Eileen Hull’s Geometric Box Die by Sizzix*,

Sizzix Matboard* and Deco Arts Dimensional Effects Texture Paste*.

You can see the full project details here.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

Holiday Crafting is my favorite time of year to craft so it’s no surprise to find a Christmas project

in my top three. This was a fairly simple little album to make.

I used the Sizzix Notepad Scoreboard Die by Eileen Hull*

and paper from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Collection*.

It’s the perfect little album for adding a few of your favorite Holiday Pictures and Memories.

You can see the full project details here.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Christmas Mason Jar Shaker Tags

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Christmas Mason Jar Shaker Tags

I’m shaking up the Holidays with some cute Christmas Mason Jar Shaker Tags.

These little Mason Jar Dies from The Maker’s Movement make the cutest

Mason Jar Shaker Tags.

And…If you’re a paper crafter like me,

you probably have a lot of special Christmas Paper scraps.

(You know, the ones you can’t throw away.)

The Mason Jar Shaker Tag is a great project to use up those bits and pieces

from “Christmas Paper Past”. That’s what I did!

Christmas Mason Jar Shaker Tags

Materials Used for the Christmas Mason Jar Shaker Tags: (*affiliate link)

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

These Mason Jar Shaker Tags aren’t just for Christmas.

Click here for my Halloween Tags.

Cardinal Shaker Card

Shaker Sprinkles are great for making Shaker Cards.

Here’s a bonus…The Cardinal Shaker Card is a project from last year’s Holiday Workshop that I never shared.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement*. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Letters to Santa Card and Tags

November 30, 2022Leave a comment

Letters to Santa Card

Letters to Santa Card

Don’t you just love these cute furry creatures?

I combined The Maker’s Movement’s New Letters to Santa Stamp Set with

The Woodland Friends Stamp and Die Set to make this cute card.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement*. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Letters to Santa Card

The card was stamped in black permanent ink* on white watercolor paper*.

I used Tombow ART Markers* to blend and color.

I added dimension to the card by adding 3D foam to the back of the mailbox and fox.

Letters to Santa Stamp Set from The Maker's Movement

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Letters to Santa Tag

Santa Gift Tag

For those of us that still believe, a simple gift tag from Santa.

Letters to Santa Card-Shrink Plastic

Mini “Letters to Santa” Tags or Ornaments

My grandson and I had a little fun using the Letters to Santa stamp set and shrink plastic.

We love watching the stamped image shrink.

We even made a video. (coming soon)

Handmade Holiday Tags made with Cork

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Making Holiday Tags using Cork

Make your Gifts Special with Handmade Holiday Tags made with Sizzix Cork Sheets*.

If you’ve been here before, you know I love experimenting with new materials.

So, when Sizzix offered to send me some rolls of their cork sheets, I gladly accepted.

(I especially love the way it looks on kraft-colored wrapping paper.)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Making Holiday Tags using Cork

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Sizzix 12″ Cork Sheets*
Sizzix/Eileen Hull-Card, Waterfall & Tags Die Set*
Sizzix/Eileen Hull Wreath & Snowflake Thinlets Die Set*
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
Sewing Machine*
Ribbon, Trims, Holiday Embellishments and Greenery
Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Sticker Sheet*

Making Holiday Tags using Cork

With the help of my sewing machine and a few of my favorite Eileen Hull dies.

Making the tags was fairly easy to do.

Making Holiday Tags using Cork

Stitched Snowflake Tag

I die-cut the tags using the large tag die from the Tags Die Set*.
I sewed the tags together using a sewing machine with silver thread
Die-cut a paper snowflake. Sew the Snowflake and white pom-pom trim onto the tag.

Making Holiday Tags using Cork

Fun and Festive Reindeer Tag

The reindeer tag uses a small wood reindeer that I painted silver.
Glue the reindeer and bow onto the front of the tag.
The word stickers on the reindeer and snowflake tags are from the Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Sticker Sheet*.
The deep red satin ribbon makes this tag feel special.

Making Holiday Tags using Cork.

Simple and Elegant Joy Tag

Simple greenery picked from a bush outside adds to the natural feel of this tag.

Inky Layered Christmas Wreath Card

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How to make an Inky Layered Wreath Card

How to make an Inky Layered Christmas Wreath Card.

Sometimes when I’m making cards, I get the urge to get inky.

Some cards just call for it. This card was one of those.

I summoned my inner “Tim Holtz” and inked my little heart out. (It was fun!)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement*. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

How to make an Inky Layered Wreath Card

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

How to make an Inky Layered Christmas Wreath Card.

Directions:

Optional: For easier assembly, I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of the cardstock before die-cutting. (As the paper goes through the Xyron Creative Station*, it adds a complete layer of adhesive to the back.)
Die-cut the pieces for the wreath, as shown above, using the Wreath Die Set and green cardstock.
Die-cut the pieces for the bow using plaid scrapbook paper.
Using the Ink Blending Tool and Peeled Paint Distress Inkpad, generously ink all over the front of each die-cut piece.
Use the blending tool and Gathered Twigs and ink the edges only of the die-cut pieces.

How to make an Inky Layered Christmas Wreath Card.

Starting with larger die-cut wreath pieces, apply them to the wreath base. Continue with the smaller wreath pieces.
Die-cut a cream banner using the banner die from the Snowflake Kisses stamp and die set. Stamp “Season’s Greeting” onto the banner using the Black Onyx Versafine Inkpad*. Put small foam dots on each side of the banner and place it centered on the wreath.
Create the bow by gluing the two outside edge pieces to the center of the back of the bow. Wrap and glue the small rectangle piece around the center of the bow. Glue bow to ribbon end piece.
Die-cut four small red wreath pieces to use as flowers for the wreath. Add a small Red Nail Head Sticker to the inside of each flower.

How to make an Inky Layered Christmas Wreath Card.

Cut layers to add onto a gold square card. My card measures 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″.
To give the layers a worn look, ink the edges of each layer using Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Inkpad.
Place Gold Foiled Photo Corners* onto the edge of the layers and adhere them to the gold card.
Put foam dots onto the back of the wreath and adhere the wreath to the center of the card.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

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Home for Christmas Mini Album

How to make a Holiday Mini Album…

I wanted to share with you a Simple little Christmas Album that I made for

the Eileen Hull Comfort & Joy Event over on Eileen’s Facebook Fan Page.

I used the Sizzix Notepad Scoreboard Die by Eileen Hull* and paper from

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Collection* to create the mini album.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Home for Christmas Mini Album

The album may be small, but it has plenty of room for Holiday pictures.

It measures approximately 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

Sue’s Tips for Making the Home for Christmas Mini Album:

I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of the paper before adhering it to the mat board and die-cutting the pieces to make the notepad.
I adhered the spine of the front and back cover using Rapid Fuse Adhesive*.
For the inside of the album, I created four small “signatures” to place inside the album.
To secure the “signatures” inside the album, wrap thin twine around the spine and the paper.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

I added beads to the ends of the twine and tied them again near the bottom of the spine.
Decorate the front of the album using stickers from the Simple Vintage Christmas Lodge Sticker Sheet*.

Home for Christmas Mini Album

When it comes to family, Home is the best place to be.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Halloween Shaker Jar Tags

October 30, 2022Leave a comment

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

How to Create Halloween Shaker Jar Tags.

A fun Halloween treat for kids of all ages.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

I just received these cute Mason Jar Shaker Dies from The Maker’s Movement,

and of course, I had to hurry up and make a few Halloween Jar Shaker Tags.

These are also going to make super cute Christmas Shaker tags. (I can’t wait!)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement*. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag using the Shaker Jar Tag

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

You will need Halloween paper from the Tricks or Treats paper pad, acetate, and craft foam.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

Die Cut the pieces using the Mini Maker Die Cut Machine as shown.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

A Tip for Easy Assembly…

Place the striped paper, used for the top of the mason jar shaker tag, into the Xyron Create a Sticker Mini*. Crank the handle to run the paper through the machine. As it goes through the Xyron Create a Sticker Mini* it adds a layer of adhesive onto the back of the paper. Die-cut the paper using the Mason Jar Frame Die. Now the die-cut frame is a sticker, which makes placing it onto the acetate easy.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag

Remove the blue protective liner from the acetate. Place the mason jar frame onto the acetate.
Remove one side of the protective liner from the craft foam frame. Place the foam frame onto the mason jar silhouette.
Add Halloween Shaker Sprinkles in the center of the foam. Don’t overfill. You want to make sure to leave for shaking.
Remove the liner from the craft foam and line up the mason jar frame (with acetate) over the
Die Cut two jar tops and adhere them to the top of the shaker jar.
Wrap with twine. Glue the Halloween ribbon around the base of the shaker jar.

How to make a Halloween Shaker Tag